Major Shareholding Notification • Aug 21, 2018
Major Shareholding Notification
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Brussels, 21 August 2018 – 17:40 (CET)
In accordance with the rules on financial transparency*, Blackrock has notified Ageas on 16 August 2018 that, on 14 August 2018, its shareholding stands at 5.14%.
Reason for the notification Acquisition or disposal of voting securities or voting rights
Notification by A parent undertaking or a controlling person
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY, 10055, U.S.A. BlackRock Fund Advisors 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, U.S.A.
Threshold that is crossed (in %) 5 %
Denominator 203,022,199
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* article 14, paragraph 1 of the law of 2 May 2007 on disclosure of major holdings us provisions
| A) Voting rights | Previous notification | After the transaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # of voting rights | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| Linked to | Not linked to | Linked to | Not linked to | |||
| Holders of voting rights | securities | the securities | securities | the securities | ||
| BlackRock, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V. | 30,766 | 30,766 | 0.02% | |||
| BlackRock (Singapore) Limited | 12,814 | 12,814 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited | 1,639,134 | 2,060,898 | 1.02% | |||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC | 208,381 | 202,402 | 0.10% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited | 139,932 | 139,932 | 0.07% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG | 422,432 | 423,809 | 0.21% | |||
| BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited | 30,466 | 30,876 | 0.02% | |||
| BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. | 367,520 | 70,059 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Fund Advisors | 3,055,662 | 3,038,153 | 1.50% | |||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association | 2,955,760 | 2,952,233 | 1.45% | |||
| BlackRock International Limited | 15,038 | 15,038 | 0.01% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited | 58,608 | 58,608 | 0.03% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited | 558,160 | 543,192 | 0.27% | |||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 306,387 | 312,549 | 0.15% | |||
| BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd | 293,300 | 341,073 | 0.17% | |||
| 10,094,360 | 10,232,402 | 5.04% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 10,232,402 | 0 | 5.04% | 0.00% | ||
| B) Equivalent | ||||||
| financial |
| instruments | After the transaction | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holders of equivalent financial instruments |
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise period or date |
# of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised |
% of voting rights | Settlement |
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Securities Lent | 6,691 | 0.00% | physical | ||
| BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited |
Contract For Difference | 5,570 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Advisors, LLC |
Contract For Difference | 8,857 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association |
Contract For Difference | 11,560 | 0.01% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited |
Contract For Difference | 828 | 0.00% | cash | ||
| BlackRock Investment Management, LLC |
Contract For Difference | 165,292 | 0.08% | cash | ||
| TOTAL | 198,798 | 0.10% | ||||
| Total A & B | # of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||
| 10,431,200 | 5.14% |
Chain of controlled undertakings through which the holding is effectively held, if applicable
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited
BlackRock Lux Finco S.a.r.l. BlackRock Trident Holding Company Limited BlackRock Japan Holdings GK BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.
BlackRock, Inc. Trident Merger, LLC BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd. BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock International Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. BlackRock Fund Advisors
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock HK Holdco Limited BlackRock Asset Management North Asia Limited
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC BlackRock Canada Holdings LP BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. BlackRock Advisors, LLC
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. BlackRock (Singapore) Limited
BlackRock, Inc. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.
The disclosure obligation arose due to voting rights attached to shares for BlackRock, Inc going above 5%.
This press release and the notifications received by Ageas are available on the website.
Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning 190 years. It offers Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance products designed to suit their specific needs, today and tomorrow. As one of Europe's larger insurance companies, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia, which together make up the major part of the global insurance market. It operates successful insurance businesses in Belgium, the UK, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Turkey, China, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and the Philippines through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors. Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of over 50,000 people and reported annual inflows close to EUR 34 billion in 2017 (all figures at 100%).
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